Chapter 24

Chapter 24

The atmosphere instantly became awkward, and the only sound in the room was the operation of the machinery.

This was an incredibly embarrassing moment for everyone, but Jiang Mingyue's emotions quickly became excited—wasn't this the perfect opportunity to deal with the costume designer's deliberate prank on her?

With Fu Qian's support, Jiang Mingyue swayed for a moment before breaking free from his wrist, taking two steps toward Director Liu, and regaining her balance.

"I'm sorry, the clothes are too thick, I might have a bit of heatstroke." After saying that, regardless of the expressions of the people present, Jiang Mingyue immediately took off her costume, revealing the innermost layer of an extremely thick, narrow-sleeved cross-collar shirt and lantern pants.

After the gauze and fur were lifted, Jiang Mingyue was still completely covered up, but Fu Qian seemed to have thought of something, and awkwardly turned his body away, grabbing the hem of his coat to cover himself.

Jiang Mingyue didn't care what was going on in Fu Qian's madman's head. She fanned herself with her palm while quickly checking her open fur coat and gauze shirt.

After confirming that every piece of fabric was intact, she breathed a sigh of relief and gave Director Liu and the costume designer an "OK" sign with a thankful smile.

Jiang Mingyue's expression was full of joy: "It's just a little dusty where I fell, a quick dusting will clean it up."

Jiang Mingyue's eyes sparkled, her joy evident in every corner of her eyes and brows.

"If it's hot, take off your outer clothes first."

This joy quickly infected Director Liu, whose attention was immediately drawn back to the costume, and he also showed a relieved expression.

The two stood very close, and Director Liu subconsciously reached out and patted Jiang Mingyue's shoulder to comfort her: "It's good that you and your clothes are alright."

Uh, this feel...?

Director Liu unconsciously pinched and twisted the clothes under his hand.

The fabric beneath his fingers was incredibly thick, its velvety texture barely visible. A flash of shock crossed Director Liu's eyes, quickly turning into understanding and annoyance.

Jiang Mingyue took in all the subtle expressions on Director Liu's face and knew that she had conveyed her meaning effectively, so there was no need to complain further.

Director Liu's gaze was completely fixed on the inner costume Jiang Mingyue was wearing. After a few seconds, he coughed to cover it up and forced a smile: "Aren't you hot? The costume fitting looks good. Go change out of your clothes. We're not taking any costume photos today."

Jiang Mingyue hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Don't we need to take some official photos? I can still put up with it."

Director Liu smiled and waved his hand: "The actor had some issues, but we haven't announced the specifics yet. Our crew doesn't play the villains who expose people's secrets, so we won't announce the recasting yet."

"Then I'll go change my clothes." Jiang Mingyue didn't say anything more, turned around and went back into the changing room.

Makeup artist Leon glanced at Director Liu's now-smiling face, hurriedly said "I'll help remove the headdress," and hid with Jiang Mingyue.

As soon as she entered, she lowered her voice and reminded him, "Don't make a sound for a while. After you return the clothes, leave quickly. I don't know why Director Liu is unhappy."

What else could it be? Of course, it was discovering that the costume designer had tampered with the costumes, which made him furious.

"I understand, thank you, Sister Leon." Jiang Mingyue nodded, quickly changed back into her own clothes, and took her undergarments to return to the stylist.

Director Liu glanced at Jiang Mingyue, then gave Zhang Xin a look: "Take her to familiarize herself with the wire work." He then sent her away.

“Mingyue, I’ll go with you. I’m very familiar with the film crew. If you don’t know anything, just ask me.” Fu Qian acted like a spoiled young master. Even though he sensed that something was off, he didn’t think that the matter would involve him. He followed Jiang Mingyue as if it were the most natural thing in the world, not caring at all whether his words and actions would cause trouble for Jiang Mingyue.

This wasn't the place to argue. Jiang Mingyue took a deep breath and told herself to be patient until she left before dealing with Fu Qian.

She moved closer to Zhang Xin, trying to create more distance between herself and Fu Qian, and quickly left with Zhang Xin.

The costume designer also wanted to leave, but Director Liu stopped her: "Xiao Zhao, stay for a moment, I have something to say to you."

The costume designer paused, stiffening as she stood in front of Director Liu.

Director Liu's gaze was like a knife, piercing straight into the costume designer. He grabbed a heavy undergarment and slammed it into the costume designer's face: "Tell me, what's wrong with the clothes?"

Director Liu isn't stupid. He knows perfectly well when "Phoenix Soars to the Nine Heavens" was filmed. The female lead is a big star, so her costumes certainly wouldn't be made of such thick material to make her suffer.

So, it's obvious that the costume designer was up to something, messing with the newcomers in the crew, by using such heavy inner garments!

The costume designer hurriedly looked away, trying to cover up the situation: "This is the only borrowed costume with an inner lining that can be paired with the outer garment. The other materials are too thin and lack support. The skirt will be weighed down by the tail, making the actress look like she has no waist or hips."

Director Liu has worked on many film crews and doesn't believe such excuses at all.

He immediately frowned, pointed at the costume designer, and raised his voice to reprimand her: "Don't try to fool me with words like that. Are you worried that the tail will collapse the skirt? Can't you add wire to the tail for support? If you can't do a good job with the costumes, what am I supposed to do on set?"

After finishing his tirade, Director Liu grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted inside, "Sister Zhao, take your niece away. Tomorrow is the filming day, and if I don't see a suitable undergarment, you and she can both get out of here."

A few minutes later, a woman in her forties wearing a hat came in, bowing repeatedly to Director Liu to apologize. She grabbed all the costumes and promised, "Director Liu, don't worry, I guarantee I'll bring you costumes that will satisfy you first thing tomorrow morning."

Director Liu grunted in response, then looked away from the two of them and walked away.

Inside the fitting room, Sister Zhao kicked her niece in the butt and yelled, "Don't you have a brain? You actually used this method that will be discovered as soon as you complain? You can leave today, don't embarrass me on set."

With red eyes, the costume designer, Xiao Zhao, threw down her things and left on the spot.

Old Zhao stood there taking several deep breaths, barely suppressing his displeasure. He quickly grabbed his phone and called back the "Phoenix Soars to the Nine Heavens" production team, politely inquiring about how many sets of costumes they had borrowed and what materials they were made of. Then, he hurriedly called for more people to modify the fox tail and remake the undergarments.

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As soon as they stepped outside, Fu Qian immediately squeezed next to Jiang Mingyue and relentlessly pressed her for an answer: "Mingyue, why didn't you tell me you were going to act in a TV series invested in by Fu's Group? If you had told me earlier, I could have given you a better role."

Before Jiang Mingyue could answer, he muttered to himself, "The third female lead barely gets any screen time. Shall I ask them to add more scenes for you? How about I give you a role with more screen time? More screen time is needed to become famous."

Jiang Mingyue's head was throbbing with pain.

Young Master Fu Qian is as disgusting as ever.